We met on Groundhogs Day and no nuclear war yet. The only way Ukraine can win is lose. It is the only way to escape the costs of peace. Zel's gov't is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. EU demonizes Russia as a colonizing power, as if no EU country did that.  is the Rand report a signal of defeat? How long do empires last. Corrupt elections, corrupt lobbying, we only have a half out to solve it all.